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The Progress., 1887-12-17
The Progress.
Gus. H. BeQuHeu, . Publisher.
7heO. II. BeQufeu, Editor.
White Earth Agency, Mimi.

m- A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER de-
voted to the interest of the White
Earth Reservation and general North
western News. Published and man
aged by members Of the Reserva-
ton.
Correspondence bearing on the In
dian problem, OF Oh general
interest, is solicited.
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who may feel unable to pay for the
paper yearly or who may wish to take
it on trial, subscriptions may be sent
us for six and three months at the
yearly rates. All subscriptions OF
sums sent to us should be forwarded
by Registered letter to insure safety.
Address all communications to
THE PROGRESS,
White Earth, MINI.
The Progress., 1887-12-17
AGENCY, SATURDAY DEcEMBER u lss

- 80 's,IAAAA Ns-s' PSAAou3 ct4AO AdFC llcI
cure me. | disliked the warts very
much, nllu'l and being ashamed Of my
ugly looking hands, I reluctantly
concluded to follow their advise.
Twas warned about crossing her
tracks, ; and to approach the lodge
from the side very carefully, and
IS reached it safely to pass my
hands in to her from the sides of
the lodge and say, II have come to
You to cure my hands!'' I ap-
preached the lodge, passed my
hands in, and repeated the words
!l,as directed. She wet her fingers
with her saliva and touched all
the warts on my hands, and when
she had completed this I retraced
my steps, and returned to the
village In five days all the warts
on my hand had disappeared.
Whil e girl is passing this pc
riod she eats nothing Of her own
volition, and not until her mother
offers her something, which must
be piece of fresh meat cooked al
most to a crisp over living Goals
of fire. She will not accept this
if she can forego the temptation,
for the longer she fasts the more
she can see of her future life by
dreaming. If a girl fasts ten days
it is supposed to cover the whole
period of her life. During this
time she does not only go without
food, but also without water. II
is during this time also that she
learns whether the Great Spirit
will accept her as Medicine wo.
man, and if He does she composes
songs which she is to sing when
she becomes such. I had omit,
ted to say also, a young girl had
to wear mittens on her hands anc
a cloth or hood on the head to GOV
her hair, as we believe that if {
girl touched her hair with bare
hands their growth would b.
stunted and remain short forever
A woman with short hair is dis
grace and an object of contempt
among our people.
BoYHooD AND MANHooD,-1EGEN1
4 OF THE ROBIN.
When young men reached man
hood they selected the longest day
in the year, which was general,
late in the spring, and wandere'
away from the villages to whic]
they belonged, into the lonely for
est and where they would procee'
TO bulld a nest In some tree an
in which they would lie down an,
commence their fasts, whict usu
ally lasted from five to ten day
without food: or water. Durin,
these fasts they had many dreams
and by those dreams the course O
their future life were guided, bot]
on the war-path and in their hunts
A young man once wandere
from his tribe in the Spring tim
to undergo the customary fast
After he had tasted for severa
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
The Progress., 1887-12-17

Of the White Earth Ojibwas, now
about 80 Years of Age.
ORIGIN OF THE INDIANS.
My grandson you have asked me
to tell you the customs Of our an
cestors and the origin of the In
dians. It is your wish and I shall
tell you our beliefs.
The first appearance of the
Unish. .in-ab- -baig (human beings
or Indians) occurred in this way:
When the Gitche- -Manito (Great-
Spirit) made up his mind to create
man, He took a handful Of earth
and rubbed it together in his palms
and behold a man was formed {!
The Spirit below the Earth, who
was very Imposing or Grand
Spirit, with heavy locks of white
hair, said to Kitche-Manito in
counsel, "What are You going to
do with only one Indian!" In an.
swer to this question, ,Kitche. Man.
ito took another handful of earth
and rubbed it in his palms and be-
hold woman was formed, and He
said, "this person shall be the
fruit of the earth, and the seed
from which shall come the Indian
race" this my grandson, is how
the Indians ori ginated and became
so numerous.
NAMING THE CHILDREN.
I shall now tell you our customs
regarding the naming Of children,
and customs by which their lives
are guided thereafter. It is be-
lieved every child, while it is in
it's mothers womb, wonders in
this way: what disposition it's pa.
rents are going to make of it,
When child is about to be born
it's parents commence to accumu.
mulate provision and clothing,
After it's birth this provision is
used for feast by the parents. A
spokesman is selected by the fa
ther who is supposed to act for thu
child; meeting Of some Of thu
principal men of the tribe or bant
is held, and it is decided who shal
be the namesake, or rather whose
body to whom the child is dedicat
ed. It does not necessarily follow
that the child shall be named aftel
that particular person, but h
must in the course of time give i
some name.
. When the selection Of Ne-ah
wa-ain (after my body) is made
the spokesman who has been Sc
lected to preside over the meeting
now mvokes the Great Spirit t.
guard the future of the child an,
give it long lease Of life, etc
During this prayer pipe witt
a long decorated stem is lit
and offered as a sacrifice to tn
Great Spirit. The stem is frs
pointed to the East, South, West
North and then sdownwards, tow
ards the Earth. After this cere
mony is concluded, the person VIII
has been selected to name a chill
lis called in and informed of th
duty imposed upon him, and b
accepts by saying Ho!-Amen
A nickname is generally given t
a child however, by the parents Q
some other relative of the child
but it's real name is given only b
its Ne-ah-wa-ain, which is usual
Idone when the child is first sick.
Ny grandson, it was the custo1
of our ancestors to be guide
) throughout their lives by thei
dreams, and with some of thos
: dreams he is deeply impressed, an
it was this class Of dreams whic
guided our ancestors. An India
dnring his life very often dream
The Progress., 1887-12-17
The Indian; Right and Wrong.

RD-"WE hold these truths to be self-evident,
that ALL MEN are created equal; that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights that among these, are
LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAP
P1NEss. .''-Declaration of Independence, July
| 4th, 1776.
The Progress., 1887-12-17
(Copyright.)
The Qzz6;7vas.
(Copyright.)
THEIR CUSTOMS AND IRA
.. D1T1ONS, -
AS Handed Down for Centuries
From Father to Son. 49,.
etc., etc. .
BY DAY-DODGE.

BY DAY-DODGE. .s...
Grand Sachem and Medicine Seer
Of the White Earth Ojibwas, now
about 80 Years of Age.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
A BAD FIRE.

The City Loses "A Barn and owen higgins "A
Hur>e and IA Quantity "f Feed La>I
Night.
At 1880 O'Clock last night an alarm OF
fire was turned in from box 10, on the cor
ner OF Lagonda avenue and Florence street,
and was promptly responded TO by the La
gondas and Westerns. The fire was found
in a large frame barn near the water
works pumping station. owned by
the city and rented by Mr.
Owen higgins. The building had caught
fre from spark from an /. b. n ". loco
motive and was wrapped in flames by the
time the department could get water on ii.
The fire laddies worked hard, but despite
their endeavors. the building was entirely
DESTROYED Two horses belonging Ia
Mr.. BigginS were in the barn, but
the fire had 50 great start that
only one of them could be rescued,
the other perishing IN the flames. Its cries
as il slowly burned TO death were most pit
eouS. but nothing could be done 10 save the
poor brute. Besides the horse, Mr.. Biggins
lost four tons of hay. $50 bushels of corn,
set Of harness and two dogs His loss was
about SI00. with 500 insurance. The loss
To the city is about SI50, which is covered
bV Insurance.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

A childish remark very often punctures
the assertions of an older head. 4 friend
of mine was al the tea table, speaking Of
the necessity Of courtesy and the manner
in which il distinguished gentleman
from bOOr. Il invariably lift my hat tu
q lady acquaintance on the street. In
fact, the practice has become such mat
ter Of habit thar ii is almost impossible TO
neglect this tribute of courtesy" But,
pa remarked his little daughter, 'yoa
don't lift your hat TO mother when yo,;
meet her on the street; she's one lady you
don't do 1t To, | know" oh" petu-
lantly returned the father, she's my
wife; | don't need to do so" But as he
made this reply his confusion readily
proved that the child had touched yul-
nerable spot in his claim to distinction
for courtesy Boston Budget .Saun-
t.rer -
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
Station unu>e SlaTe.

The following arrests were recorded On
the slate for Saturday night and Sunday:
Ame Saunders. Minnie Jackson. Lee W, bb
and Allen Jackson, disordrrly: Lawrence
Pearce. assault and battery; John Murphy,
violating the 10 o'clock ordinance; c. 5. Nor
row. Morris Cushing, John Arthur. Nick
CRUDE. Dave Evans. Walter Ward,
Thomas Conrad and James DDnohOe. lUiter-
about a tipping house: Emma White. drunk
and disorderly: Henry Culp. jumping on a
moving train: Wilnie Wagner. keeping a
house Of III fame, Maggie Brandum and
James Sim~0n. lettering about Sam-: John
Mihan Frank Walker and Robert Martin.
loitering.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

People make great mistake in desir-
ing their boys to enter what are called the
learned professions, said one man to an
o;her in the lobby of theatre between
the acts. Now, my boy will graduate
from the high school in few weeks and |
intend to apprentice him 10 Gn acquaint-
ance of mine who OWNS mill up town
Some Of those loom bosses and foremen
around factories make splendid wages
far more than the average professional
man earns. People think that when a
boy has been well schooled he should not
be put in such a place AS mill, bnt tell
you it's the place for education 10 tell. as
the competition there is not 50 great in
that respect. .'-Philadelphia Call
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

Occasionally one seals an envelope with
out dn Enclosure, Or after addressing and
stamping ii thinks Of something impor-
tant that should have been added TO the
letter. One way out of the dilemma is 10
take an eight inch piece Of steel wire, bent
at a right angle i'll the center ito be held
easily and Of diameter half that Of a
lead pencil and inserting one end under
the outside lap at one corner slowly crowd
toward the center Of the envelope Keep
the round steel exactly across the gum
streak or the lap will be torn. Arriving
AT the center start down i'll the same way
from the other corner. have seen people
try Ia do this thing with lead pincil, but
with poor success The angle made by
the separating laps was too abrupt.-The
Writer
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

The women in and for eight or ten miles
around Anderson are just boiling over
with wrath, because the terrible roaring
Of the immense gas well at that village
has been more disastrous 10 the egg crop
than the loudeSt thunder ever heard Not
an egg will hatch. and even the old hens
refuse 10 lay, the noise being so great that
the biddies become SO bewildered that they
cannot return to the nest, and even forget
to put II s.teu on the egg.-Muncie Herald.
An objectionable saloon at Spring Hills
ohio, run by Mcdonald i Carver. was De,
stroyed by incendiary fire. The owners
started up in another building.
The Grant monument fund. being raised
under the auspices of the New York Star,
amounts Ia over 81, 900.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
lMPORIANI 10 HoRsE. .RREEpERs.

4 Eam"n- H"r>" Comes t" Clark County
! Mr. James CLARK. the former owner oi
/ the famous trotter. Mohawk, Junior. haI
Iust purchased another famous horse and
/ brought him Ia Clark county. A. will bt
| seen by the following. from the New York
! TuJ'. Ficid und Farm. edited by Mr.. Ham
| ilton Busbey. an old Clark county man and
former correspondent of the REPURIIC:
Mr. James Clark. of New Noorriirld.
7 Clark county. Ohio. has purchased AT a long
( ugure from Mr.. \. Il. Hill. ot Waikiki Val
! ley Farm. Orange county. New York, the
! brown colt prinreer. tualed MAY -. 1855,
| by kentucky Prince. dam Meg Merrlles.
/ by Elccti0nrrT, second dam Young GNpSy
! dam of Nettie ThOTnc. - by Rrlf :
| MambTinO Pilot: third dam Gypsy. 10y Rys-
dyk'S llamhlrtonlan, fourth dam haie SeelN
by Walden Messenger. son ul Brdk W Hid
/ air. and fifth dam by Manhrino, the son of
Messenger. This j. a great combination of
blood. Relt's MamhrinO Pilot ~reot iiannlN,
2:l7 was hy Mamhru" Chief. ont Of
Juliet. by Pilot, jr., sire of the dam Of
Maud :. 2.O> . and Of tine dam ot jay
ryt-See. 2.IU. krutIcky Prince J. by Clark
Chief. sire of the dam OF nhallaS. 2:l% q.
MaioiIca, 2.l1. and Wilson. G:lG'4 and he
gets high rate of speed. From hS l"inS
have come Guy. III: Spun"rd. 2:iHi4 {:
Baynnne Prince. 2.2l 4 Company. 80" {:
Compeer, 2:25 :. and Sweepstakes, 2.!7 :
Every stallion 10y Kentucky Prince with a
cold four wear, old has contributed 10 the
80 list. Kentucky Prince, ir., j. the sire
of J. .. 2:l7's. Wellington is the sire Of
Lord Nelson. three-year-old record go =, ,
and of Duke OF Wellington. 2:2Ta. Bay
onne Prince iS the sire of Cad, four year
old record 2:27a,. and Starlight Is
the sire of Starlctta. 2"!35s. This Is
a grand demonstration Of the power
of blood to breed on. E'ectioneer, sire Of
the 'iam of Princerr. is by Hamblet0uian.
uut of Green Mountain Maid. the greatest
of brood mares. five of her produce being IN
the 2:3O list, and he is the sire of llinda
R,se. one-year-old record 2:3Gt.: Wild
flower. two-year-old record 2.2l, and Man
anita. four-year- old record ZIG. The sec
ond dam of Princeer is also a producer and
She combines the potent strains of Nam
brino Chief and Pilot, .Ir. In addition to
his breeding. Princeer is quite a horse. He
has range, size ami quality, and We shall
expect to see him make his mark IN Ohio.
Mr.. Clark. the former owner Of Mohawk.
.lr.. will give him every chance on the track
and ia the stud. II is his intention tn breed
10 him this season the chestnut mare. four
years old. by Nutwood. and the produce
will I've worth good deal of money.
The dam Of Princeer has just been sold
Ia Eiizur Smith. of Boston, for s.. 500, and
vearling brother goes to California as the
property Of Gayernor Stanford.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

These tickets are now on sale. good ont
year from date OF sale. rate of $1,000. and
will be accepted for passage, not only ol
all divisions of the Y. Y L. " q. Il. K.
but over the entire Erie" system.
In like manner, mileage tickets issued
by the Erie will b- accepted fol
passage over the Y. Y. T.. " .. Il. X.
Their use will not be confined to one
person only, but to the entire family travel
ing together, and when issued TO business
houses and firms. they can b,. n~,,d by any
one member or representative thereof. Fol
tickets, ISc. call Oh !. ID. PHIEoEH. ricke,
Agent. - Arcade.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
Resignation of Rev. John I. Rose.

The Church ChrTHiciC, of Columbus, has
the following in It's Jnly issue concerning
the resignation Of the Rev. John T. Rose, of
this city:
We cannot permit the resignation of his
parish 10y the Rev Mr.. Rose, OF Springfield,
10 pass without notice. Mr.. Rose is man
of high character and fine ability. Some of
his occasional addresses have been equal 10
almost anything that We have heard in the
diocese. We predict that Mr.. Rose will
make his mark in the church for usefulness
and ability. He will be- missed in the so
cial gatherings OF the clergy, where he has
been one of the welcome guests.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

Tomorrow morning a very quiet wedding
will take place at the residence of Mr.. Rob
ert johnson. corner of Market and Pleasant
streets The bride will be Miss Nellie
joined in matnmony Ia Mr. Randolph Cole
man. a young and active attorney OF this
city. Rev. Dr. Rust. of the High street NJ.
+. church. will ufiiciate. and the young
couple will leave at once ON trip through
the east Randulph's wedding present from
his mother was farm in Kentucky al Isl
acres. Only the immediate families of the
contracting parties Will be present.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
AMONG OUR PEOPLE.
Partial List "f Our Representative rr"
f~s>i"nai aud Business.
Captain James Ambrose

Thus far has made one of the best chiefs ot
police that the city has ever had, and proved
emphatlcally the right msn in the right
place. The entire force speak very highly
of him. showing the best OF feeling between
them and state OF harmony seldom seen.
No man ever tried Ia do his duty more
faithfully than he, and none ever succeeded
more admirably. Few realize the immense
responsibility "f having the care OF the
lives and property OF the Inhabitants of a
city OF this size, nor the yigilant watch il
requires constantly 10 keep matters in their
present condition. The city is compare
lively free from crimes OF all kind and We
take pleasure in calling attention to the
fact and congratulating the city in having
chosen 81 wisely in selecting Chief Am
hrose for the important Office he has filled
so aCceptably all all
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

Mr. ID. o. Myers has sold his business ir
pianos and organs, at No. 81 west Mar
street, 10 the Wilcox X White Organ com
pany, of Meriden, Conn, who will carr,
on the business on an enlarged scale at the
old stand. Mr.. John W. Hamilton has
been appointed their manager and this house
will he a distributing one for Central Ohio
Zach Hibbus is under indictment st Mt.
Vernon for the murder of VIM. Burris.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
JiMsRose's FAREWELL

os".rn"n. s"s,'rs. ".. ""." to .Ts%,s %.,,m.,. in
" Thursday.
| SUNDAY morning at Christ Episcopal
church on east High street. Rev John r.
/ Rose, who has been rector Of tins church
for nearly eight years, preached his last
| sermon. Mr.. Rose resigned his parish
/ about Easter time. and has since held the
services and acted as the rector He goes
from here Ia Baltimore. where he becomes
temporary rector Of Christ church in that
city.
Mr. Rose is young man and has many
good friends here who have made his stay
as pleasant as possible.
The church was nicely decorated with
flowers. and the music being specially pre-
pared. was never better. The service
throughout was very impressive and Mr..
Rose was in splendid voice. He took his
text from the thirty second verse of
Eph->iaTs and the fifth chapter:
This is great mystery. but speak
concerning Christ and the Church"
lie Rose spoke of the visible church.
with its temples, ritual and ministry a.
necessary To the manifestation of Christ 10
the world Just n the human il necessary
that man may act upon the world at mat
ter. He spoke of the great truths that the
church exists Ia tearh-the Incarnation, the
atontment. the resurrection, the aScen-
sion and ot the way in which
knowledge Of these truths should be ap-
rlied 30 the practical affairs of life. Mr..
Rose said that he had been with his people
fIr nearly eight years, and that In parting
with them he naturally felt the sadness
that comes from Sundering such sacred ties:
hr had baptSed very many during his min
istry. numbers had come forward 10 con
tirmation. and he had been not only with
his own people. but also with many not
Of his church, intimately associated
in the holIest and tenderent relations of life.
both of sorrow and of JOY; the memory of
the dead was sacred 70 him. and he was
bound by ties that he could never forget to
many of the living: lie no ,ed that during
his ministry he had been faithful in unfold
ing the great mystery of Christ and His
church. and left them with the prayer that
they might all be of the einnumerable throng
who before the everlasting throne hymn the
praises of God and the Lamb.
Mr.. Roses mother and sister, Miss GeOr-
gia. prec-ded him some weeks ago. and are
now at Avon, New York. Mrs. Roses
friends viii be glad to learn that her health
is much improved. Mr.. Rose will leave
the city Thursday for Baltimore going by
the way of Gettysburg. where he will stop
to SEE the great battle field, which is of spe-
cial interest To him on account of his rela-
tiyes having participated in some of the
nights that made the place famous. Mr..
Rose is a Mason. thirty-second degree, and
member Of the Loyal Legion. He will
preach next Sunday in Baltimore. and his
many friends wish him success wherever he.
NAV be. -
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
wiley Chapel Canp-Me-ting.

The Wiley NJ. +. chapel camp-meeting
was opened on Sunday morning at nine
o'clock in Spence's grove. At 1880 O'Clock
Rev. George W. Zeigler, of Wiley chapel
preached the opening sermon. At
3 O'Clock p. H., Rev. Mr.. Taylor.
of Iront0n, conducted services after
which there was rally OF the twelve tribes
OF Israel. The evening services were also
conducted by the Rev. Taylor. The chapel
realized S:I6s during the day. The meeting
will extend over 1--WE Sundays, and there
viii be services each afternoon and even
ing.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

At Nos. 81 and 81 Arcade, printer and sta
tiOner, is one of the very few who take a
special pride in doing a. they would be-
done by. and who practically believe in the
good old motto of Live and Let Live" As
a stationer no man carries better stock of
line goods, and a printer none do better
work or work that gives better satisfaction.
He is gentleman whom all will find it a
pleasure Ia meet and do business with, and
an honor 10 his business in every respect
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

The groom viii ne recognized as Pro
feSsor SchilIing. one of the talented MEM
berS of the faculty of Wittenberg college.
Dr. Schilling will leave on "Wednesday for
Carlisle. Ky. and il is likely that he will
return On Friday with hls bride. Dr. and
Mrs. Schillimg will board, for the present at
least, at Prof ). T. Muelier's, On north
Limestone street The best wishes of Il
large circle of friend, 20 with DIR. Schilling.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
Bee Line to Chautauaua.

BY a new train Just put on the l.. s. i
NJ. 5. Ry from Cleveland. the Bee Line l.
now prepared 10 handle Chautaulua busi
ness better than any other line. Here i:
the time: Leave Springfield at $50 a. m
and arrive at Chautauqua at s:a5 the sam,
evening. Keep these facts in mind and
take the cool northern route. Rate sam,
as via other lines. q. II. KNIGHT.
ID. b. MARTIN, g. =. A. Ticket A gent
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11

\ CARD. To all who are suffering from
errors and indScreti"nS OF youth, nervous
weakness. early decay. loss ur manhood.
etc, | will send recipe that will cure YOU.
free Of charge This great remedy WAS dis
covered by a missionary in South America.
send self addressed envelope to Rev Joseph
T. Inman. Station u. New York city.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-11
The H,nyi..Au stopp-,, In,

I'VE took il out riding in its carriage and
it went to sleep. 1t caught cold while We
weTs carrying it from the carriage back into
~ house" The HOLMAN ADJUSTABLE
BABY CARRIAGE can be detached from the
wheels and carried into the house without
disturbing the baby. See advertisement
and send for a catalogue. 2.5 Wabash ave
nue., Chicago. Ill.